New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-18
TREASURER HYATTDS REPORT
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
A SURPLUS OF sos, 471O97 FOR PAYMENT OF


| WASHINGTON Nov. I-Thc annual report VI
James W. Hyatt Treasurer of tho United States shows
that tho revenues of the Government for tho fiscal
year ended June 30 1857 wero s37l 1882 and tho
ordinary expenditures S2G7 o32179; the surplus ro-
ccpt5 available for the reduction of the public debt
1cing SlO3,471 ,O97. As compared with the previous
| war the receipts Increased ga 063.5j9, the on
pcndturcs S25,449Ol1 and the surplus revenues
S0.51a.J00 Tho receipts of the Post Oifce Depart
mont Amounted to $54 1872 247, and the expenditures
to $53, s35.
The operations of tho year involved the srdemp-
lion of el27 $50 in United states bonds, OF which
s47 e04 200 account of the sinking fund' INC
ssnc of nearly 100000 drafts and checks tho lcdcmp
ton of upward of sI93. 100000 in United states paper
currency and National bank notes and the handling
of sI02 geo 900 in United States bonds deposited or
Withdrawn by National banks.
The largest Increase in any item OF assets during
the year ended September 30 was S:'41O1G23 IN Sou
coin and bullion and the largest decrease S2o
In silver dollars and bullion The largest lhcroaso III
the liabilities in the fund for mo re'liehet
% National anb notes which ran up from fo'oi-''1
TO SlO2 aG5.7o7. Tho available balance aocfca'ou
soe ,o 5o4 and the total balance. including fractional
silver and minor coin, fell of T2a-236S"l' D'ilns
he wear ended October 81 the gold balance increased
aaA 900 653 the silver balance decreased S2l27'''2'
and tbe total balance ran up Si.059.25I The to'al
,esct at the end of this period. exclusive OF cc'i"
Gates and other obligations held as cash. "o'o
1910 100 800. and the total Liabilities S-"-''"-'-'''
Tho statement of Uritcd States notes outstanding
shows that between June 80, 1oo4' ana Sep'c""''
90 1877 the circulation of one ard two dollar NOUS
r,r.r,I1y ran down from s5150o.0o0 to S1''4ooooo
mat, ,,c,eoee has lrcn made UP by changes In other
,,,,ootiops tbe volume Of nveS, tens ana t"ehue'
,,.,.,..ino about q43 100000. The demand iof notes
~ those denominations has been constant ana creator
than the Treasurer has been ahio to supply
J-nacr the provisions Of tho act of June 8 lS'2'
certificates of deposit amounting to f''4'"''oo" "0'0
iesued during the fiscal year for Iniicd STATES "oo
lod,cd IN ,bo Treasury The rcdcnpiionS in The same
ucrod wcro 3l3.99o.Oo0 There remained "''''~"'.
i Iunc 20 ouly 5000 900. which i, the least amount
shawn at the end Of any fiscal year since 'ho h'"o
began A.,
ibo,c ,,.rc 10 gold certificates issued dur"c lie
vc.r Tie red ,mpiions amounted to S!L6-''A-7. 'l
th, total of Si.i73.35i.--0 issued from N"N'"""''
1-GJ there outstanding at the close 81 '"o E'"
sl214.Gs17 Of which s:;o3G1.3S0 were III ih' irea'
my and sol .225437 in circulation The h"u'"SS VI
,he Treasury decreased nearly s25.OOo.ooo in ,hc
year The amount outstanding OCTOBER III was
st:, o31 OF which the Treasury held sT2 lbs
III, silver certificates out,.aud ~ at the close oil
tl, fiscal year amounted to qlf3.34ai3O an increase
80 roa,Iy OOpO 600. The amount IN the Treasury
fell of in tie same Period from nearly s27.O'oooo
to s3i25133. while the increase In the artnai 'iIc"
laton wa, a little n.ore than 5i.00o.O0o
Under The provisions, of the act Of March .: i77'
tlorr were received within nc lHit OIL 'N h"'' !
fixed lv Congress - 600 03G in trade dollars In en-
change for standard silver dollars and fractional "N'r
coin Tn, Treasurer believes that fw trade dollars
mo-, Ina the hand, Of collectors az coins remain ia the
country
The coinage Of standard silver doars for h" fiscal
ycsr wa, e33.2IG.,3l. Increase Of @:'.i77'-6 over
1--G ON October - the Treasury held s-lfl 49,
and there were SG2.oiO ca in cicuaiion 1h' N'"'-
go vault I'm tho Treasury inildng complrrd III '7't'
+, crti.,ly flied with standard silver dollar and gold
coin aul tIe rcv vault tl course Of erection IS mr.
gently needed
rriwr.n June 20. l--G. AMI october 81. -. tie
fractional ,.lvcr cola u the Treasury decreased from
-.-aol c-l to s.i.fc-.1@5. and d." minor coin h"m
800 10 r5llO0 ~" ouc and five cent pieces
on hand NOT mon" than sufficient for payment over
rr'v-cu ia, end Of The f-c!l year and October 81
thr number of G"i',irarN iauls was increased from
zoo Go 20 ~ th' laitrf uair TIE Treasury held
lord, Of fhr man r value ~ Siioi -:2G. to socurc
-.I.7r7.f7- of public monr,~ "n deposit Wth these
ii-fNnfIui.. an Increase uf Over S9O0o0'O iu fir
r' 90 ,aar 81 i.rl~ hsid nnA Of littlr moro then
coo.OOp h moneys seemed for thc period. The
r,,, b., OF public fund, hy he bank, dufln the wear
hcunIu- of fhc system lttic short al Si-OOrUpOOO
q .., 90. "A .l,,,>, az 49, oO- 100 duri.e ~, ,rlr
BOO iuHl, ird 10 ."rGlc the circulation 80 Natiola!
ltul>. I.a'iug on d'ro.!i -iJl 9t1tO against witch
f Ir v, oni~'a ndint -1uGG-i.C17 30 National Bank
i.iius tl' ,car th-rr wcr" presented io rclrmli-
ton National Iark notes vai."d ~ ~ holders If
'i ih' notes redeemed and d-s"'ie' 80 -"'4O III
TO- circulation returned 10 90" bank, frrr>>ur
and 7t7"'-G2- w"'r delivered Z" he .on'f"i''t OF
fh. currency for Destruction. 81 which sum F,
40 oG ego to hr rr.-> Htd aud The ir-t i"iitcd
Ti.e laul, deposited upward of e75ooCo~ 10 /
withdraw th'r circulation. an amount lH'- ny ID '\
cess Of that for ANY Ircviop> vrar Tho result va' !
net tucre,~c 81 almost r3-.oooooo in the balance Of
money, held fpr This purpose. lrns'nS the triA 10 |